Hi ladies, I have a 3 week old daughter and I'm exclusively on BF. She latches ok most of the time, but there are times that feeding become a real challenge! Sometimes she lathes on my breasts for a very long time, not gulping but still sucking. She ends up sleeping, which makes me assume she had enough milk so I put her in her bassinet, but then she gets fussy again and wants more milk! :( The whole process takes 1,5-2 hour sometimes.

Is there a way I could make her latch more efficiently?

I'm exhausted from last night and it's getting really hard!!

November 10th, 2013, 07:36 AM

@llli*mommal

Re: Long feeds...I'm exhausted! :(

Welcome to the forum!

Long and frequent feedings are very normal at this age. A lot of babies go through a huge growth spurt at around 3 weeks, during which they feed a lot more frequently.

Is your baby falling asleep very quickly while nursing? If so, let us know- the are some tricks you can do to wake a sleepy baby and get her to nurse more efficiently.